Vincent Appleby reports on the week’s fishing on Lough Currane:
On March 12, 2025. It was reported that seven boats were out on Currane, but there were no notable catches. The weather conditions included moderate variable winds from NNE veering to NE, followed by periods of good cloud cover. On the previous day, there was no rainfall recorded, with a maximum air temperature of 11.0°C and 9 hours and 2 minutes of sunshine.
March 13, 2025. It has been a quiet day for all the anglers at Currane, with no significant activities reported. On this solemn occasion, we remember the esteemed Gillie, Mr. Brod O’ Sullivan, of Stella Maris Waterville, who passed away two years ago today. Reflecting on Mr. O’ Sullivan’s legacy, one might wonder what his thoughts would be on the current state of the Currane Gillies and the decline in salmon catches, as well as the nature of reporting. Weather conditions included a moderate NNE wind, which varied at times, along with good cloud cover and occasional light showers. Yesterday saw 0.9mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 9.3°C, and four hours of sunshine.
March 14th, 2025. There were two boats on Currane, but the fishing results remained unchanged. Today’s weather featured moderate winds from the NNE, which later shifted to NE, ENE, and E. Yesterday’s weather observed 0.1mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 9.6°C, and 3 hours and 4 minutes of sunshine. For the record, one boat went out yesterday.
March 15 2025. We commenced this St. Patrick’s Bank holiday weekend with a fleet consisting of 8 boats, 1 dinghy, and 2 canoes. Regarding salmon fishing, no salmon were caught, summarising today’s activities. As for today’s weather, conditions were gentle to calm with variable wind directions including ENE, E, N, N, NNE, and NE, accompanied by bright sunshine throughout the day. Yesterday’s weather recorded rainfall of 1.7mm, with a maximum air temperature of 10.3°C, and a total of 4 hours and 4 minutes of sunshine. March 16 2025. There were no reports of activity from the Currane anglers. The weather today featured a variable and gentle wind, shifting between East, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, and W directions, with reasonable cloud cover at times. Yesterday’s weather recorded no rainfall, with a maximum air temperature of 11.8°C and a total of 10 hours and 2 minutes of sunshine.
March 17. 2025, Anglers from Wexford demonstrated their fishing skills at Currane by catching a wild salmon on St. Patrick’s Day. Michael MacCormack from Wexford praised his companion for catching a 7 lbs. salmon while trolling, with the assistance of gillie Neil O’Shea from www.oshealoughcurrane.com The wind was variable ESE, fresh, veering to SE, SSE, and SE, accompanied by good cloud cover. The previous day’s weather included no rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 11.2°C, and 3 hours and 6 minutes of sunshine.
March 18, 2025. The Currane anglers were inactive in all respects today, largely due to the inclement weather conditions. Regarding today’s weather, the wind was fresh from the ESE, later veering SE with gusts reaching up to 56 km/h. The average wind speed ranged between 33 km/h and 39 km/h. Yesterday’s weather recorded a trace amount of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 9.8°C, and 0.4 minutes of sunshine.
